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Kevin Irie explores the Japanese–Canadian internment during World War II through lyrical and erasure poems in Evacuations. This collection uses archival materials such as government notices and media material to carve out the trauma and … [Click to Read More]
By Kevin Irie (Author)
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From Indigenous involvement in the World Wars to long-standing Indigenous plant knowledge, Wayne Arthurson (Cree) explores many examples of Indigenous knowledge and innovation. This work encompasses examples from across North America and addresses colonial and … [Click to Read More]
By Wayne Arthurson (Author)
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Alberta’s relationship with oil has long been an important piece of Alberta’s history, communities, and identity. However, rather than focusing solely on industrial development, The Boom examines the social dynamics surrounding the boom, including the … [Click to Read More]
By Paul Chastko (Author)
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- Social Studies
- English Language Arts
- Alberta History
- Environmental and Outdoor Education
- Rural Experience
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Troubled Tributaries explores the grassroots movement of fisheries conservation in the Rocky Mountains from 1900 to 1930. George Colpitts explores the ways that traditional Indigenous rights, outdated territorial fishery laws, and industrialization led to anglers … [Click to Read More]
By George Colpitts (Author)
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Combining archival records, oral histories, and the voices of Elders and Knowledge Keepers, Where Histories Meet is a richly illustrated historical study. This work primarily focuses on the relationships between Indigenous Peoples and settlers in … [Click to Read More]
By Victoria Freeman (Author)
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- Alberta History
- English Language Arts
- Environmental and Outdoor Education
- Science
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While its subject may have started as an amateur naturalist, in the biography Frank Farley and the Birds of Alberta, readers can follow Farley’s development into a provincial authority on birds. Interwoven with biographical detail … [Click to Read More]
By Glen Hvenegaard (Author), Jeremy Mouat (Author), Heather J. Marshall (Author)
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Following 12 African American families who left Oklahoma in 1910 for Maidstone, Saskatchewan, The Road to Shiloh is a story about race, law, and identity in the prairies in the early 1900s. Leander K. Lane … [Click to Read More]
By Leander K. Lane (Author)
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Spirit Animals by Cree author Wayne Arthurson is an exploration of Indigenous relationships and stories about animals, containing a blend of Indigenous and scientific knowledge about birds and mammals. The introduction provides a primer on … [Click to Read More]
By Wayne Arthurson (Author)
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- Alberta History
- Indigenous Experiences in Alberta
- Music
- Fine Arts
- Social Studies
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Expanding on his previous work, Jared Tailfeathers continues his exploration of Blackfoot ways of knowing and teachings in Music of the Earth’s Heartbeat, with further considerations of history, place, music, and art. This work blends … [Click to Read More]
By Jared Tailfeathers (Author), Darcy Turning Robe (Foreword)
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Battles of the Canadian West is a concise, illustrated non-fiction account of key military conflicts and confrontations in Western Canada. This work provides an overview of various regional clashes, ranging from military engagements to settler–Indigenous … [Click to Read More]
By Andrew Hind (Author)
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Behind the Bricks is a comprehensive, multi-author historical account of the Mohawk Institute, Canada’s first and longest-running residential school, operating from 1828 to 1970. This work uses a range of resources, including archival photos and … [Click to Read More]
By Richard W. Hill Sr. (Editor), Alison Norman (Editor), Thomas Peace (Editor), Jennifer Pettit (Editor)
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Cartographic Poetry is a multidisciplinary examination of five maps drawn in 1801 and 1802 by Blackfoot and Gros Ventre Peoples for the Hudson’s Bay Company. These are some of the earliest documents created by Indigenous … [Click to Read More]
By Ted Binnema (Author), François Lanoë (Author), Heinz W. Pyszczyk (Author), Jerry Potts Jr. (Foreword), Eldon Yellowhorn (Afterword)
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A White Lie is a powerful memoir that chronicles the life of a Palestinian woman growing up in Gaza. Albatta begins by narrating a small lie she told when she was a schoolgirl and how … [Click to Read More]
By Madeeha Hafez Albatta (Author), Barbara Bill (Editor), Ghada Ageel (Editor)
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Îethka is a celebration of Stoney Nakoda First Nation language, culture, and history through stories, teachings, and reflections by Stoney authors, as well as language-learning aids such as the Stoney alphabet and pronunciation guides. The … [Click to Read More]
By Trent Fox (Author), Valentina Fox (Author), Tanisha Wesley (Illustrator)
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The Art of Making is an introduction to Blackfoot art, culture, and stories. The book delves into the history of the Blackfoot Confederacy, examining pre- and post-contact trade, treaties, and resource use. Using full-colour images, … [Click to Read More]
By Jared Tailfeathers (Author), Jared Tailfeathers (Illustrator)